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Russia and the US are jittery about spies. But facts are hard to come by | Robert Service

Amid the allegations swirling around Washington sits a private company called the Kaspersky Lab. But beyond that, nothing is clear
‘Until now Trump has pitched his tent in the camp of the advocates for a positive reset in Russia-US relations.’ Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Does the west have reason to worry that the Russian authorities have penetrated its communications networks and used the information for malign purposes? Declarations by US intelligence agencies in 2016 suggested that the case is clearcut. Russia stands charged with systematic malpractice, including the manipulation of American public opinion in favour of Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency.

The , supported overwhelmingly, which the president felt obliged to sign in the interests of “national unity”. Events are beginning to overwhelm

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